This function parses a full file specification into tuple of: a) list of drive and folders b) file name c) (last) file extension (including dot)
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import os
(root, ext) = os.path.splitext(file)
(x, name) = os.path.split(root)
# dummy value
y = '-'
parts = []
while y <> '':
(x, y) = os.path.split(x)
parts.append(y)
parts = parts[:-1]
if x:
parts.append(x)
parts.reverse()
return (parts, name, ext)
if __name__ == '__main__':
# test code
print ParseFile( 'c:/junk.py' )
print ParseFile( 'junk' )
print ParseFile( 'c:/test/junk.py.097' )
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A full file specification consists of drive letter, folders, file name, and extension. Unless you're on UNIX. Unless there's more that one extension. Unless...
Sometimes it's nice to be able to decompose a file specification into its components in a standard way, taking into account all of these irregularities.
Note that (unlike some of the standard module functions) the file specification does not have to actually exist for ParseFile() to work.
Tags: files
under UNIX... under UNIX, you don't need the "if x: parts.append(x)" part. the x var is empty, if the path name is not fully specified. if it is, the x var holds a "/", which should be omitted in the output list.
but only UNIX. The lines in question are required for systems like Windows where there is a drive specification preceding the path.